I know...this is like the boy crying "wolf" since the shutdown of Kol Israel has been threatened periodically for years...
The independent "israelradio.org" and posts to DXLD have indicated that the shortwave transmitters used by Kol Israel may be switched off as of January 1st, 2008. Most of the programming (including English) currently audible via shortwave is actually produced for the domestic Israeli audience -- non-Hebrew programming airs on a radio service for primarily new immigrants called REKA. (aside...this is like Radio Canada International, is it not...). The only service produced expressly for a non-Israeli audience is the Persian service. The World Radio Network still offers a single 15-minute daily newscast recorded at 0430 UT; the 25-minute news magazine is kaput. This *may* be still available on the domestic service called "88FM", which is webcast live, but the schedule for 88FM isn't available in English, and I am not good enough at reading Hebrew to figure that out. Several daily editions of the 15-minute newscast are available directly from the Israeli Broadcasting Authority website; check out http://www.iba.org.il/, then "English", then "Radio On Demand", then "REKA - Intl. Radio". Times shown there are IST -- which is UTC+2 in the North American winter. One would expect these would continue regardless of the status of shortwave. We in the USA would probably have the most success (if any at this juncture) contacting the Israeli embassy or its consulates; best place to start is http://www.israelemb.org/. Not sure if it's worth contacting the IBA itself or not. Check out DXLD for more updates; Glenn is more likely to have updates there than I would here. Richard -- Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA International broadcasting / shortwave blog: http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
